For His 40th Birthday, We Celebrate Ryan Gosling's Five Best Performances

In celebration of the actor’s 40th birthday, we break down his five best performances.

Criterion Classics: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974)

The Criterion Channel featured a playlist all month long of 70s horror films with familiar titles like ‘The Wicker Man’ and ‘The Crazies’ but for the latest entry, I’m taking a look at 1974’s ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre;’ directed and written by Tobe Hooper, co-written by Kim Henkel.

Out and About ‖ The Boys in the Band (1970 & 2020)

Upon the Neflixed resurrection of “The Boys in the Band”, Out and About takes a closer dive into the captivatingly dangerous, cracked crab infested waters surrounding both renditions of the snarky queer classic.

Celebrating 10-Years of “The Social Network” - Why The 2010 Fincher Film Feels More Relevant Today

David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Network” celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary, yet the themes of media and privacy feel more relevant in 2020 than they did in 2010.

Criterion Classics: 'Vivre sa Vie' (1962)

Jean-Luc Godard’s third film, with its technical innovation, darker themes and exquisite dialogue are all the rationale one needs to see why he was one of the greats.

Out and About ‖ Call Me By Your Name

Perhaps its best that the first film in a column about the big questions of queer cinema was something deeply personal, glaringly obvious, and polarizing within the queer community-- Luca Guadagnino’s beloved and bemoaned Call Me By Your Name.

Editorials, FeaturesMiko ReyesSeptember 16, 2020Out and About, Call Me By Your Name, Queer, LGBTQ+, Timothée Chalamet, Luca Guadagnino, Armie HammerComment

Charlie Kaufman's Angels: Adaptation

How many Charlie Kaufmans does it take to write a screenplay? As it turns out the answer is two, but only if they are played by two Nic Cages.

Features, EditorialsMiko ReyesSeptember 3, 2020Charlie Kaufman, Adaptation, Nicolas Cage, Retrospective, Meryl StreepComment

Charlie Kaufman's Angels: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Following a world-class run of surrealist dramedies, Kaufman suddenly found himself flung into the annals of romanic comedy history with his memory-erasing jailbreak, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”

Criterion Classics: 'The Great Dictator' (1940)

As the streaming wars wage on, The Criterion Channel, HboMax, Prime Video and even the occasional Netflix pre-1980 bone, have made it easier than ever for the filmmakers of tomorrow to find the gems of yesterday.

Charlie Kaufman's Angels: Confessions of A Dangerous Mind

In 2002, Charlie Kaufman found a third feature in “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” and an adversary in its director, George Clooney.

Charlie Kaufman's Angels: Human Nature

After his debut, Kaufman’s “Human Nature” proves to be one of his most philosophically hairy tales.

Features, EditorialsMiko ReyesAugust 20, 2020Charlie Kaufman, Retrospective, Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans, Patricia Arquette, Human NatureComment

Charlie Kaufman's Angels: Being John Malkovich

With the imminent September 4th release of Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”, a Kaufman retrospective is just what the therapist ordered.

Remembering Robin

A reflection of the career and lasting impact of Robin Williams on the sixth anniversary of his death

Features, EditorialsKaleena SteakleAugust 12, 2020Comment

Ranking the Terminator Films

In this article, Sean Chandler ranks the entire Terminator franchise just in time for the re-release of T2: Judgement Day in 3D!

Three Reasons Book to Film Adaptations Suck!

This weekend, the first of two major Stephen King book to film adaptations coming out this fall will arrive. While there's an enormous amount of anticipation for these two films, there is also a certain level of apprehension. While there are some great Stephen King cinematic adaptations, many are horrible.

Editorials, OpinionSean ChandlerAugust 4, 2017The Dark Tower, The Circle, Stephen King, It, Movies into Books, Why they don't workComment

How A Doctor Doom Movie Could Save Fox's Fantastic Four Franchise

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con gave us tons of exciting trailers, announcements, and news regarding the future of the superhero movie genre, but one piece of information that appeared to go somewhat under the radar.

Best and Worst of July

July was a pretty good month for quality films and just like any month it had its highs and lows! This is going to be the first time that Men vs. Movies is doing a written best and worst for the month. This article will compile Nick, Brody, and Sean's list so that you could see our respective favorite and least favorite movies of this month and some of the reasons why.

Bond 25 on the Horizon

It was announced on Monday that James Bond will indeed return in November of 2019 for his 25th official installment. While EON Productions was reticent on the finer details of the production, the New York Times has indicated that Daniel Craig's return to the iconic role of 007 is a "done deal". Now Deadline is reporting that we could soon also have a director attached to the project.

Blu Ray's of the Week 7/25/17

Blu ray update of the week! We have some great picks out there for you guys today!

Editorials, Informative, RecapTyler TompkinsJuly 25, 2017Comment

Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked

Let's talk Nolan movies! With Dunkirk having been released just last Thursday we thought that it would be awesome to give you guys our opinions of Christopher Nolan's best films so that you could have a Nolan marathon from worst (if there really is one) to best if you so desire! We have compiled lists from Sean Chandler, Tyler Tompkins, as well as our very own Griffin Schiller for this weeks ranking.